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Enter Galactic!

DP069   EP535 ステキファッション！その名はギンガ団！！ Lovely Fashion! Their Name is Ginga-dan!!

First broadcast Japan March 6, 2008 United States August 9, 2008

English themes Opening We Will Be Heroes Ending

Japanese themes Opening Together Ending 風のメッセージ

Credits Animation Team Iguchi Screenplay 冨岡淳広 Atsuhiro Tomioka Storyboard 山田浩之 Hiroyuki Yamada Assistant director 山田浩之 Hiroyuki Yamada Animation director 夏目久仁彦 Kunihiko Natsume Additional credits

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Enter Galactic! (Japanese: ステキファッション！その名はギンガ団！！ Lovely Fashion! Their Name is Ginga-dan!!) is the 69th episode of Diamond & Pearl series, and the 535th episode of the Pokémon anime. It first aired in Japan on March 6, 2008 and in the United States on August 9, 2008.

Spoiler warning: this article may contain major plot or ending details.

Synopsis

As Ash and friends are preparing to leave Veilstone City, Reggie takes them to see the meteors of the city. The gang marvel at where the meteors could have come from, as red, green and blue lights appear far overhead.

The scene shifts to show a figure stepping out of a helicopter, revealed to be Saturn, visiting the Veilstone Galactic Headquarters with a mysterious box in hand. He briefs the Grunts about what their mission is, and then leaves to go to the park where the meteors are held.

Meanwhile, Team Rocket are planning and singing about how they will steal the meteors, until James points out that trying to lift one, all four (Jessie, James, Meowth, and Wobbuffet) would receive a hernia. They are interrupted by helicopters touching down, while others hover overhead. In the Pokémon Center, Reggie is talking on the videophone with Paul. Reggie comments to Paul about how Ash is a formidable opponent, which annoys Paul. Back at the meteor field, Saturn steps out of a helicopter, and gets out the box, and opens it to reveal the Spear Key. In the meteor's presence, the cube-like key hovers and reforms into a different shape, and as this happens, the meteors start glowing and release beams of light into the air. Many people, including Ash, Dawn, Brock, Maylene, and Reggie, take notice. Saturn then radios HQ to run the scrambling. The grunt on the other end complies, and communications and all technology (excluding vehicles and Galactic Equipment) across the city go down. This prompts Officer Jenny to dispatch forces across the city, while the gang heads over to the hill. En-route, they bump into Maylene and her Lucario, who tells them that Connally has gone to inform Jenny about what's happening.

While this is happening, Team Galactic notice Team Rocket, and the Trio start their motto, only to be interrupted by a nonchalant Saturn sending out his Toxicroak, who blasts them a short distance with a Sludge Bomb. The gang arrive and suspect the Rocket's to be behind it, to the ire of Jessie. Toxicroak sends a Dark Pulse at them all, and Lucario quickly intervenes with an Aura Sphere which has no affect on Toxicroak. Jenny then arrives, and confronts and reveals who Team Galactic are. At this point, Saturn tells the grunts to release their Golbat to distract the group, in order for the meteors to continue being lifted. The group struggles with the Golbats, until Reggie arrives with Electabuzz to help in the fight. While the fight is going on, Brock's Croagunk and Saturn's Toxicroak are battling, when Team Rocket get in middle of two attacks and end up blasting off. The group take out many of the Golbat after a lucky shot from a combined electric attack by Pikachu and Electabuzz. Electabuzz becomes surrounded by Golbat, until Pikachu uses Thunderbolt to disperse them, and asks if Electabuzz is OK. One of the Golbat, however, manages to fire off a Shadow Ball at Pikachu, which Electabuzz blocks. The attention turns to the helicopters, and the gang turns their attention to the cables attached to the meteors. Pikachu uses Volt Tackle, supercharged by Electabuzz's Thunder attack, Lucario uses Aura Sphere to cut the cables, and Dawn's Piplup uses Whirlpool to contain the meteors to protect them. Saturn sighs at the grunts telling him that it's time, and retreats. Pikachu and Lucario send off a Thunderbolt and an Aura Sphere respectively, but the helicopters are too far away.

Ash apologizes for not being able to apprehend them, but Jenny says that everyone is safe, as are the meteors, so it's a job well done. Meanwhile, in the helicopter, Saturn discusses how their next plan is at the lake, as Team Galactic flies into the sunset.

Major events

• Ash decides to head for the Pastoria Gym next via Lake Valor.
• Ash and his friends learn of Team Galactic.
• Ash's Pikachu and Paul's Electabuzz settle their differences.
• Reggie prepares to send Electabuzz back to Paul.
• The cube Team Galactic stole from the Solaceon Ruins in Journey to the Unown! is revealed to be the Spear Key.
• Brock's Croagunk starts a rivalry with Saturn's Toxicroak.

Debuts

Pokémon debuts

• Toxicroak (Saturn's)

Characters

Humans

• Ash
• Dawn
• Brock
• Jessie
• James
• Reggie
• Maylene
• Paul
• Saturn
• Nurse Joy
• Officer Jenny
• Team Galactic Grunts

Pokémon

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Meowth (Team Rocket)
• Piplup (Dawn's)
• Wobbuffet (Jessie's)
• Croagunk (Brock's)
• Electabuzz (Paul's)
• Lucario (Maylene's)
• Toxicroak (Saturn's; debut)
• Golbat (many, Team Galactic Grunts')
• Chansey
• Unown (flashback)
• Munchlax
• Starly
• Shinx
• Cherubi
• Stunky
• Budew
• Relicanth

Trivia

• The dub title is a pun on the word "intergalactic."
• As Team Galactic made their escape, Saturn mentioned the Red Chain and that their next mission will be at one of the three lakes.
• It is possible that Saturn's Toxicroak is a giant Pokémon, due to its size comparison with Brock's Croagunk.
• Professor Oak's Pokémon lecture: Ash's Buizel

Errors

• When Brock mentions the events of Journey to the Unown!, he says they were at Eterna City when really they were at Solaceon Town.

In other languages

• German: Galaktisch böse - Team Galaktik!
• Latin American Spanish: ¡Intergaláctico!
• Iberian Spanish: Galaxia en Acción
• Italian: Il ritorno del Team Galassia!
• Polish: Zespół G wkracza do akcji
• Czech: Přicházejí Galakťáci!
• Dutch: De wereld van Team Galactic!
• Brazilian Portuguese: Entram os Galácticos!
• French: La Team Galaxie !

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